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items: Deloitte 2026 Outlook: Why Traditional Health Strategies Will Fail in the Face of Regulatory Uncertainty
items: From Confusion to Collections: How Unclear Billing Fuels the Medical Debt Crisis
items: The VBC Paradox: Why Hospitals Are Doubling Down on Value-Based Care While Revenue at Risk Lags
items: Beyond the Margin Squeeze: How Specialty Providers Use RCM Automation to Combat Rising Costs
items: FDA Clears Ceribell’s AI-Powered EEG as First Device for Continuous Delirium Monitoring
items: Fighting Physician Burnout: OhioHealth Deploys Abridge AI Across 200+ Care Sites
items: AdventHealth and UCF Transform Lake Nona into a Robotic Surgery and Simulation Epicenter
items: KLAS 2025 Report: Chartis and Impact Advisors Lead as Hospitals Seek IT Planning Expertise
items: Valinor Raises $13M to Predict Clinical Trial Outcomes Using Multi-Omic AI
items: Subsense Raises $10M to Replace Brain Implants with Nasal Nanoparticles
items: Inlightened Report: 79% of Healthcare Experts Warn Social Media Misinformation Leads to Harmful Treatments
items: Accenture Invests in Ryght AI to Accelerate Clinical Trials with Agentic AI and Digital Twins
items: Included Health Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Personalized AI Chatbot
items: Joy Parenting Club Acquires Heba Care to Scale the First Comprehensive, AI-Powered Parenting Platform
items: Healthcare Costs vs. Wages: Why Premiums Are Absorbing Your Annual Raise

Deloitte 2026 Outlook: Why Traditional Health Strategies Will Fail in the Face of Regulatory Uncertainty
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-12-12T14:54:00Z
subject: Health IT
description: What You Should Know: – Deloitte’s 2026 US Health Care Outlook reveals a dangerous disconnect: while nearly 70% of health executives expect to outperform competitors next year, the “traditional playbook” of market expansion and cost-cutting is no longer sufficient. – Amid rising regulatory uncertainty and financial pressure, the report identifies three mandatory pivots for survival: ... Read More
encoded: <img width="1500" height="1824" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US-Health-Care-Outlook-Figure-1-1500x1824.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-93163" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US-Health-Care-Outlook-Figure-1-1500x1824.jpeg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US-Health-Care-Outlook-Figure-1-247x300.jpeg 247w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US-Health-Care-Outlook-Figure-1-238x290.jpeg 238w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US-Health-Care-Outlook-Figure-1-768x934.jpeg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US-Health-Care-Outlook-Figure-1-1263x1536.jpeg 1263w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US-Health-Care-Outlook-Figure-1-1684x2048.jpeg 1684w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know: – Deloitte’s 2026 US Health Care Outlook reveals a dangerous disconnect: while nearly 70% of health executives expect to outperform competitors next year, the “traditional playbook” of market expansion and cost-cutting is no longer sufficient. – Amid rising regulatory uncertainty and financial pressure, the report identifies three mandatory pivots for survival: empowering consumer health with digital experiences, scaling generative and agentic AI across operations, and forging cross-industry alliances. Leaders who fail to embrace these transformational shifts risk falling behind in a rapidly evolving landscape. Why 2026 Will Break the Traditional Healthcare Playbook For decades, the path to success in American healthcare was relatively linear: acquire more facilities, negotiate better rates, and incrementally improve efficiency. But according to Deloitte’s 2026 US Health Care Outlook, that road has reached a dead end. In a survey of 120 C-suite executives across major health systems and plans, a paradox emerged. More than two-thirds of leaders expect their organizations to outperform the competition in 2026…

From Confusion to Collections: How Unclear Billing Fuels the Medical Debt Crisis
type: item
creator: Steve Callis, President of Payments, RevSpring
date: 2025-12-12T14:45:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Opinion
subject: Revenue Cycle Management
description: Medical debt remains a significant burden for patients nationwide, with U.S. residents collectively owing an estimated $220 billion. Medical visits already bring emotional and financial stress, and confusing bills only make matters worse. When patients receive statements that they don’t understand, or multiple, fragmented bills, they’re left frustrated, less likely to pay on time, and ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Steve-Callis_800x800-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-93161" width="575" height="575" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Steve-Callis_800x800-1.jpg 800w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Steve-Callis_800x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Steve-Callis_800x800-1-290x290.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Steve-Callis_800x800-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Steve-Callis_800x800-1-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px" /> Steve Callis, President of Payments, RevSpring Medical debt remains a significant burden for patients nationwide, with U.S. residents collectively owing an estimated $220 billion. Medical visits already bring emotional and financial stress, and confusing bills only make matters worse. When patients receive statements that they don’t understand, or multiple, fragmented bills, they’re left frustrated, less likely to pay on time, and are at greater risk of accumulating medical debt. While the July 2025 ruling striking down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) plan to erase medical debt from credit reports grabbed our attention, it doesn’t address the root of the issue. Just under half of U.S. adults already struggle with healthcare costs, and one in four report having trouble paying medical bills in the past year. This underscores the importance of clear, timely communication about medical bills. Delays caused by unclear billing turn manageable balances into bad debt long before they ever reach a credit score. The real fix lies in delivering personalized, easy-to-understand communications through a single, unified platform that ensures patients see a complete and consistent picture of what they owe and when. The communication breakdown that costs patients and providers Payment delays are often d…

The VBC Paradox: Why Hospitals Are Doubling Down on Value-Based Care While Revenue at Risk Lags
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-12-12T14:15:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Policy
subject: Population Health Management
subject: Value-Based Care
description: What You Should Know: – A new report from Sage Growth Partners reveals a striking disconnect in the healthcare industry: while only 20% of C-suite leaders believe progress has been made in value-based care (VBC) recently, 77% plan to increase their participation in these models over the next two years. – The “plot twist” indicates ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="940" height="1220" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sage-Growth-Partners-Market-Report-Value-based-Care-Cover.png" alt="" class="wp-image-93149" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sage-Growth-Partners-Market-Report-Value-based-Care-Cover.png 940w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sage-Growth-Partners-Market-Report-Value-based-Care-Cover-231x300.png 231w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sage-Growth-Partners-Market-Report-Value-based-Care-Cover-223x290.png 223w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sage-Growth-Partners-Market-Report-Value-based-Care-Cover-768x997.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> What You Should Know: – A new report from Sage Growth Partners reveals a striking disconnect in the healthcare industry: while only 20% of C-suite leaders believe progress has been made in value-based care (VBC) recently, 77% plan to increase their participation in these models over the next two years. – The “plot twist” indicates that despite operational hurdles and low revenue exposure today, hospital executives view VBC as essential for long-term financial survival. The data suggests a massive strategic pivot is imminent, with significant increases in Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and bundled payment participation. Healthcare Executives Forecast Major Shift to Value-Based Models in 2026 For the better part of a decade, “Value-Based Care” (VBC) has been the healthcare industry’s horizon line—always visible, yet perpetually just out of reach. However, new data suggests we are entering a phase of forced acceleration. Sage Growth Partners, a healthcare advisory firm, released its annual C-suite survey today, and the findings illuminate a fascinating contradiction in the market. According to the report, The C-Suite’s View on Value-Based Care: Investment Heats Up Despite Cooling Sense of Progress, confidence in the indust…

Beyond the Margin Squeeze: How Specialty Providers Use RCM Automation to Combat Rising Costs
type: item
creator: Teri Schmidt, VP of Consulting and Business Development at SYNERGEN Health
date: 2025-12-12T12:11:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Opinion
subject: Revenue Cycle Management
description: Despite a recent uptick in margins, providers continue to face significant pressure on their revenue cycles as a result of potential reimbursement cuts, workforce recruitment challenges, and higher costs. Providers in 2024 reported operating margins of 1.2%, up from -0.5% the prior year, according to a report from Fitch. Nonetheless, margins remain “well below” pre-pandemic ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="247" height="247" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Teri-Schmidt-VP-of-Consulting-and-Business-Development-at-SYNERGEN-Health.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-93158" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Teri-Schmidt-VP-of-Consulting-and-Business-Development-at-SYNERGEN-Health.jpeg 247w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Teri-Schmidt-VP-of-Consulting-and-Business-Development-at-SYNERGEN-Health-100x100.jpeg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px" /> Teri Schmidt, VP of Consulting and Business Development at SYNERGEN Health Despite a recent uptick in margins, providers continue to face significant pressure on their revenue cycles as a result of potential reimbursement cuts, workforce recruitment challenges, and higher costs. Providers in 2024 reported operating margins of 1.2%, up from -0.5% the prior year, according to a report from Fitch. Nonetheless, margins remain “well below” pre-pandemic levels, and looming federal cuts to Medicaid funding could be devastating for some providers. Federal reductions in Medicaid reimbursement and a rise in uncompensated care are straining financial stability, particularly those serving a high proportion of Medicaid patients. These fiscal pressures may compel providers to downsize services, close facilities, or lay off staff, according to Fitch. Separately, providers continue to get crushed by soaring labor costs, as total compensation and related expenses now account for 56% of total hospital costs, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA). To cite just one staggering data point: advertised salaries for registered nurses have grown 26.6% faster than the rate of inflation over the past four years, the AHA reported. While much of the broader media attention is focused on hospitals’ financial challenges, specialty care providers – such as radiology, behavioral health, and surgical specialties – are not immune from this pressure.…

FDA Clears Ceribell’s AI-Powered EEG as First Device for Continuous Delirium Monitoring
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-12-12T08:16:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: What You Should Know: – Ceribell, Inc. has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for the world’s first continuous, AI-powered delirium monitoring solution, expanding its existing EEG platform beyond seizure detection. – The technology addresses a massive gap in critical care, providing objective, real-time tracking for a condition that affects up to 80% of ventilated patients and ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="720" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceribell-1500x720.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-93167" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceribell-1500x720.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceribell-300x144.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceribell-290x139.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceribell-768x369.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceribell-1536x737.jpg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ceribell.jpg 1752w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know: – Ceribell, Inc. has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for the world’s first continuous, AI-powered delirium monitoring solution, expanding its existing EEG platform beyond seizure detection. – The technology addresses a massive gap in critical care, providing objective, real-time tracking for a condition that affects up to 80% of ventilated patients and is often missed by manual assessments. The clearance positions Ceribell to significantly improve ICU outcomes by reducing the mortality and long-term cognitive risks associated with untreated delirium. The “Vital Sign for the Brain” For decades, the diagnosis of delirium in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has been a subjective, manual, and often missed process. Today, that paradigm shifts. Ceribell, a leader in point-of-care neurology, announced that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its proprietary delirium monitoring solution—the first device of its kind to receive such regulatory approval. The FDA clearance transforms the Ceribell System from a seizure-detection tool into a broader AI-powered brain monitoring platform. By continuously analyzing EEG signals for patterns associated with delirium, the system promises to give clinicians an objective “check engine light” for the brain, potentially saving billions in health…

Fighting Physician Burnout: OhioHealth Deploys Abridge AI Across 200+ Care Sites
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-12-12T05:25:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: What You Should Know: – OhioHealth has announced a massive expansion of Abridge’s generative AI platform to thousands of ambulatory clinicians across its 50-county network. – The decision follows a pilot program that delivered a 59% reduction in cognitive load and a 28% decrease in after-hours documentation time for providers. By automating clinical notes and ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="650" height="340" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-12.png" alt="Fighting Physician Burnout: OhioHealth Deploys Abridge AI Across 200+ Care Sites" class="wp-image-93170" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-12.png 650w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-12-300x157.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-12-290x152.png 290w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /> What You Should Know: – OhioHealth has announced a massive expansion of Abridge’s generative AI platform to thousands of ambulatory clinicians across its 50-county network. – The decision follows a pilot program that delivered a 59% reduction in cognitive load and a 28% decrease in after-hours documentation time for providers. By automating clinical notes and integrating deeply with the EHR, OhioHealth aims to restore the human connection in patient care, with plans to explore future applications in real-time prior authorization and inpatient settings. OhioHealth Scales Abridge AI to Thousands of Clinicians to Reduce Cognitive Load by 59% For years, the promise of digital health has been overshadowed by the reality of “pajama time”—the hours clinicians spend charting at night after seeing patients. Today, OhioHealth, a nationally recognized not-for-profit system, signaled a major shift in that narrative by announcing a system-wide scaling of Abridge, an enterprise-grade AI platform for clinical conversations. The expansion is not a trial balloon; it is a full deployment to thousands of ambulatory care clinicians across more than 200 care settings. This move underscores a growing industry consensus: Generative AI is no longer an experiment, but a necessary infrastructure for clinician well-being. Quantifying the Impact: The Pilot Results OhioHealth’s decision to scale was driven by a rigorous competitive evaluation and a pilot program that produced quantifiable impro…

AdventHealth and UCF Transform Lake Nona into a Robotic Surgery and Simulation Epicenter
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-12-12T05:05:00Z
subject: Digital Health
description: What You Should Know: – Lake Nona Medical City is accelerating its growth as a national hub for integrated health innovation with two major milestones: the topping off of AdventHealth’s new robotic surgery-focused hospital and the expansion of the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Nursing. – AdventHealth’s 25-acre campus will feature “incisionless” histotripsy ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="428" height="118" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Advent-Health.png" alt="" class="wp-image-93155" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Advent-Health.png 428w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Advent-Health-300x83.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Advent-Health-290x80.png 290w" sizes="(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px" /> What You Should Know: – Lake Nona Medical City is accelerating its growth as a national hub for integrated health innovation with two major milestones: the topping off of AdventHealth’s new robotic surgery-focused hospital and the expansion of the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Nursing. – AdventHealth’s 25-acre campus will feature “incisionless” histotripsy technology and collaborative surgical robots, while UCF’s new pavilion triples simulation capacity to address Florida’s critical nursing shortage. Together, these projects solidify Lake Nona’s model of co-locating care, research, and education to drive real-time medical advancements. AdventHealth and UCF Redefine the ‘Medical City’ at Lake Nona In the urban planning of healthcare, proximity has always been a luxury. Hospitals, universities, and research labs typically operate in silos, separated by miles and bureaucracy. Lake Nona Medical City was designed to break that model, and its latest phase of expansion suggests the experiment is not only working but accelerating. Today, Lake Nona announced significant progress on two anchor institutions that define the district’s future: the topping off of AdventHealth’s new hospital and the opening of the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Nursing’s expanded facility. This isn’t just about new buildings; it’s about the convergence of high-tech surgical robotics with next-generation workforce training. By physically co-locating these assets, Lake Nona is creating a feedback loop where clinical innovation …

KLAS 2025 Report: Chartis and Impact Advisors Lead as Hospitals Seek IT Planning Expertise
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-12-11T16:11:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: KLAS Report
description: What You Should Know: – As healthcare IT environments grow increasingly complex, a new KLAS Decision Insights report reveals that health systems are turning to external firms primarily for high-level strategic planning and IT assessments. – The study, based on 38 purchase decisions between 2023 and 2025, identifies Chartis, Impact Advisors, and Healthlink Advisors as ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="997" height="1001" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/KLAS-IT-Planning-Assessment-Services-2025.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-93134" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/KLAS-IT-Planning-Assessment-Services-2025.jpg 997w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/KLAS-IT-Planning-Assessment-Services-2025-300x300.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/KLAS-IT-Planning-Assessment-Services-2025-290x290.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/KLAS-IT-Planning-Assessment-Services-2025-768x771.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/KLAS-IT-Planning-Assessment-Services-2025-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px" /> What You Should Know: – As healthcare IT environments grow increasingly complex, a new KLAS Decision Insights report reveals that health systems are turning to external firms primarily for high-level strategic planning and IT assessments. – The study, based on 38 purchase decisions between 2023 and 2025, identifies Chartis, Impact Advisors, and Healthlink Advisors as the most frequently considered partners. Crucially, the data shows that expertise and cultural alignment are the dominant drivers for selection, often outweighing cost considerations in final decision-making. The Expertise Mandate: How Health Systems Are Selecting IT Partners in 2025 For the modern healthcare CIO, the days of “keeping the lights on” are long gone. The mandate has shifted to complex digital transformation—deploying AI governance, optimizing cloud environments, and navigating mergers. Consequently, hospitals are no longer just hiring extra hands; they are hiring strategic brains. A new report from KLAS Research, IT Planning & Assessment Services 2025, sheds light on exactly how these high-stakes decisions are being made. Drawing on 38 validated purchase decisions from October 2023 to October 2025, the data paints a…

Valinor Raises $13M to Predict Clinical Trial Outcomes Using Multi-Omic AI
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-12-11T15:45:00Z
subject: Life Sciences
subject: Startups
subject: Clinical Trials
description: What You Should Know: – Valinor has launched with $13M in seed funding to tackle one of the pharmaceutical industry’s most expensive challenges: clinical trial failure led by CRV and Harpoon Ventures. – The company uses proprietary AI models trained on matched multi-omic samples and clinical outcomes to predict how specific patient populations will respond ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="907" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valinor-1500x907.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-93146" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valinor-1500x907.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valinor-300x181.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valinor-290x175.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valinor-768x464.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valinor-1536x929.jpg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valinor-2048x1239.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know: – Valinor has launched with $13M in seed funding to tackle one of the pharmaceutical industry’s most expensive challenges: clinical trial failure led by CRV and Harpoon Ventures. – The company uses proprietary AI models trained on matched multi-omic samples and clinical outcomes to predict how specific patient populations will respond to new therapies. This “response-first” approach aims to drastically de-risk drug development by identifying responders early and uncovering novel biological markers. Decoding the Black Box of Patient Response: Valinor Raises $13M to Fix Clinical Trials For decades, the pharmaceutical industry has been plagued by a “one-size-fits-many” approach to clinical trials—a strategy that frequently results in costly late-stage failures when a drug works for some, but not enough to meet statistical significance. Today, Valinor, a San Francisco-based AI pioneer, emerged to dismantle this inefficiency, announcing a $13M seed funding round to predict patient response before a trial even begins led by CRV, Harpoon Ventures, Amino Collective, and Pelion Venture Partners, with participation from notable angel investors including Charlie Songhurst and Surya Midha (co-founder of Mercor). The capital injection validates Valinor’s ambitious premise: that th…

Subsense Raises $10M to Replace Brain Implants with Nasal Nanoparticles
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-12-11T15:36:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Startups
description: What You Should Know: – Subsense Inc. has raised an additional $10M, bringing its total funding to $27M, to develop a non-surgical brain-computer interface (BCI) that relies on engineered nanoparticles rather than implanted chips. – Administered nasally to cross the blood-brain barrier, this technology aims to record and modulate brain activity with high precision without ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1052" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/subsense-bci-1500x1052.jpg" alt="Subsense Raises $10M to Replace Brain Implants with Nasal Nanoparticles" class="wp-image-93143" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/subsense-bci-1500x1052.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/subsense-bci-300x210.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/subsense-bci-290x203.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/subsense-bci-768x539.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/subsense-bci.jpg 1528w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know: – Subsense Inc. has raised an additional $10M, bringing its total funding to $27M, to develop a non-surgical brain-computer interface (BCI) that relies on engineered nanoparticles rather than implanted chips. – Administered nasally to cross the blood-brain barrier, this technology aims to record and modulate brain activity with high precision without the risks associated with invasive surgery. – The funding from Golden Falcon Capital will accelerate R&D at the company’s new Palo Alto facility, positioning Subsense to potentially democratize neural data capture on a population scale. The “Brain Chip” Alternative: Nanoparticles to Scale Neural Interfaces For the past decade, the narrative surrounding Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) has been dominated by a single, invasive image: a chip surgically implanted into the cortex. While effective, this approach faces a massive barrier to scale—surgery is expensive, risky, and permanent. Today, Subsense Inc. announced a $10M capital injection that suggests the future of neural interfacing might not require a scalpel at all. The company, which has now raised a total of $27M with this latest round from Golden Falcon Capital, is pioneering a “bio-integrated” approach. Instead of drilling through the skull, Subsense is…

Inlightened Report: 79% of Healthcare Experts Warn Social Media Misinformation Leads to Harmful Treatments
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2025-12-11T15:33:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: What You Should Know: – A new survey from Inlightened reveals that 61% of vetted healthcare professionals are deeply concerned about the rise of online medical misinformation, with 79% warning that it leads patients to accept harmful, unproven treatments. – Despite this, many experts are hesitant to engage on social media due to safety concerns ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1176" height="815" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Inlightened.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-93140" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Inlightened.jpg 1176w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Inlightened-300x208.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Inlightened-290x201.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Inlightened-768x532.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px" /> What You Should Know: – A new survey from Inlightened reveals that 61% of vetted healthcare professionals are deeply concerned about the rise of online medical misinformation, with 79% warning that it leads patients to accept harmful, unproven treatments. – Despite this, many experts are hesitant to engage on social media due to safety concerns and a lack of support, with nearly half citing that the risks outweigh the rewards. The report highlights an urgent need for more scientific voices on platforms like TikTok and YouTube to combat the eroding trust in evidence-based medicine. The Truth Is Losing: Healthcare Experts Sound Alarm on the Rising Tide of Online Misinformation We are living in an era where deep-fried chicken is touted as a health food and generative AI can halluncinate medical advice with confident authority. The digital ecosystem, once a tool for democratization, has become a battlefield for truth in medicine—and according to a new report, the experts are worried we are losing the fight. Inlightened, a platform connecting companies with vetted healthcare professionals (HCPs), released survey findings today that paint a grim picture of the current information landscape. The data confirms what many clinicians feel in the exam room: online influence is not just a nuisance; it is a direct threat to patient safety. “The findings of this survey highlight the critical moment we are in as an industry and a nation,” said Shelli Pavone, pres…

Accenture Invests in Ryght AI to Accelerate Clinical Trials with Agentic AI and Digital Twins
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-12-11T15:00:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Life Sciences
subject: Startups
subject: Artificial Intelligence
subject: clinical research
subject: Clinical Trials
description: What You Should Know: – Accenture has made a strategic investment in Ryght AI through its venture capital arm, aiming to modernize the sluggish clinical trial process. Ryght AI utilizes “agentic AI” and its proprietary AI Site Twin platform to create dynamic digital replicas of research sites, allowing pharmaceutical companies to optimize site selection and ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="785" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/media_18dce525fbab8e6b231c43cc267af874e497eca72-1500x785.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-93137" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/media_18dce525fbab8e6b231c43cc267af874e497eca72-1500x785.webp 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/media_18dce525fbab8e6b231c43cc267af874e497eca72-300x157.webp 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/media_18dce525fbab8e6b231c43cc267af874e497eca72-290x152.webp 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/media_18dce525fbab8e6b231c43cc267af874e497eca72-768x402.webp 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/media_18dce525fbab8e6b231c43cc267af874e497eca72-1536x804.webp 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/media_18dce525fbab8e6b231c43cc267af874e497eca72.webp 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know: – Accenture has made a strategic investment in Ryght AI through its venture capital arm, aiming to modernize the sluggish clinical trial process. Ryght AI utilizes “agentic AI” and its proprietary AI Site Twin platform to create dynamic digital replicas of research sites, allowing pharmaceutical companies to optimize site selection and patient enrollment. – The strategic collaboration seeks to remove the manual bottlenecks that delay life-saving therapies, combining Accenture’s global reach with Ryght’s specialized data models to accelerate drug development. The End of the Manual Trial: Accenture Bets on Agentic AI to Fix Drug Development’s Biggest Bottleneck For decades, the pharmaceutical industry has been plagued by a paradox: while the science of drug discovery moves at breakneck speed, the logistics of testing those drugs remain stuck in the analog age. Clinical trials are the most expensive and time-consuming phase of R&D, often stalled by the antiquated, manual process of selecting researc…

Included Health Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Personalized AI Chatbot
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2025-12-11T14:23:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Artificial Intelligence
subject: Chatbot in Healthcare
description: What You Should Know: – Included Health has launched “Dot,” a new intelligent AI assistant designed to move beyond generic medical advice by leveraging deep integrations with member claims, benefits, and clinical data. – Refined on over ten billion AI tokens, the platform utilizes a “clinician-in-the-loop” model, ensuring that automated guidance is backed by real-time ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1121" height="538" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-11.png" alt="Included Health Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Personalized AI Chatbot" class="wp-image-93131" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-11.png 1121w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-11-300x144.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-11-290x139.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-11-768x369.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1121px) 100vw, 1121px" /> What You Should Know: – Included Health has launched “Dot,” a new intelligent AI assistant designed to move beyond generic medical advice by leveraging deep integrations with member claims, benefits, and clinical data. – Refined on over ten billion AI tokens, the platform utilizes a “clinician-in-the-loop” model, ensuring that automated guidance is backed by real-time oversight from medical experts. The “AI+EQ” approach aims to proactively nudge patients toward preventive care and handle complex administrative tasks, redefining the intersection of artificial intelligence and patient experience. Included Health Debuts ‘Dot’: An AI Assistant Trained on 10 Billion Tokens to Personalize Healthcare In the rush to integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into the medical sector, the industry has hit a familiar wall: generic, disconnected advice. While chatbots are efficient, they often lack the context of a patient’s medical history or insurance reality. Today, Included Health aims to dismantle that barrier with the launch of Dot, an intelligent AI assistant that prioritizes context over conversation speed. Processing over ten billion AI tokens during its refinement phase with major national employers, Dot represents a pivot from “efficiency-first” AI to “experience-first” AI. By combining deep data integration with a rigorous human safety net, the platform attempts to solve the “last mile” problem in dig…

Joy Parenting Club Acquires Heba Care to Scale the First Comprehensive, AI-Powered Parenting Platform
type: item
creator: Syed Hamza Sohail
date: 2025-12-11T14:05:44Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Health IT
subject: Artificial Intelligence
subject: Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions
description: What You Should Know: – Joy Parenting Club, the platform aiming to revolutionize the parenting experience, has announced its acquisition of Heba Care, a technology platform that supports families navigating complex health and developmental needs. – This acquisition marks Joy’s latest step in building the most comprehensive support ecosystem for parents. Integration Brings Clinically Validated Tools and ... Read More
encoded: What You Should Know: – Joy Parenting Club, the platform aiming to revolutionize the parenting experience, has announced its acquisition of Heba Care, a technology platform that supports families navigating complex health and developmental needs. – This acquisition marks Joy’s latest step in building the most comprehensive support ecosystem for parents. Integration Brings Clinically Validated Tools and New Tracker to Deliver 24/7 Guidance Simultaneously, Joy unveiled a new AI-powered tracker for feeding, sleep, and diapers, which is currently in Beta Testing and will roll out to all Joy users within the next 30 to 60 days. By combining Joy’s expansive platform with Heba’s technology, Joy will scale access to high-quality support for parents globally. Parents who rely on Joy’s AI experts for guidance on child development, everyday parenting, feeding, and sleep will now gain access to Heba’s clinically validated tools to help them navigate, coordinate, and manage their child’s care. Families who previously used Heba, particularly those supporting children with complex health conditions or developmental differences, will have the option to join Joy for an enhanced level of care. According to Emily Greenberg, President of Joy, integrating Heba’s powerful technology and expertise allows the company to reach even more parents globally and continue building the most comprehensive support ecosystem for families. Sam Milliken-Smith, Founder of Heba, noted that joining Joy allows them to advance their mission of helping families never feel alone “further and faster”. The need for accessible family support is significant, as 80 percent of parents now turn to social media for guidance, and over a third of children’s centers and family hubs have closed since 2009. Joy aims to deliver trusted, 24/7 digital guidance to meet this demand. Heba’s measurable impact was demonstrated in an independent study funded by Innovate UK, showing a 37 percent improvement in care coordination and…

Healthcare Costs vs. Wages: Why Premiums Are Absorbing Your Annual Raise
type: item
creator: Our Thought Leaders
date: 2025-12-11T05:46:00Z
subject: Opinion
subject: Population Health Management
description: Healthcare costs are consuming an increasingly large share of household budgets. A RAND study found that payments to finance healthcare averaged $9,393 per person, or nearly 19% of average household income. For many families, that means more than a line item on a paycheck. It shapes the way people decide when to see a doctor, ... Read More
encoded: Mary Bacaj, President of Value-Based Care Conifer Health Solutions <img loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" data-id="93119" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Justin-Berry-Conifer-Health.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-93119" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Justin-Berry-Conifer-Health.jpeg 500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Justin-Berry-Conifer-Health-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Justin-Berry-Conifer-Health-290x290.jpeg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Justin-Berry-Conifer-Health-100x100.jpeg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /> Justin Berry, VP of Population Health Conifer Health Solutions Healthcare costs are consuming an increasingly large share of household budgets. A RAND study found that payments to finance healthcare averaged $9,393 per person, or nearly 19% of average household income. For many families, that means more than a line item on a paycheck. It shapes the way people decide when to see a doctor, whether to fill a prescription, and how secure they feel in their jobs. A benefit once seen as a cornerstone of compensation is now a source of financial stress. For employers and leaders in human resources, finance, and benefits, that stress is not abstract. It shows up in the choices employees make and in the stability of the workforce itself. Premiums vs. Wages The cost of employer-sponsored health coverage has moved faster than wages for years. KFF reported that family premiums climbed another 7 percent in 2024, averaging more than $25,000, with the employer paying for 75% of the premium and employers absorbing more of the cost increase due to the tight labor market. The previous year showed the same increase, while most households experienced only modest gains in income. Instead of lifting household income, annual raises are quickly absorbed by insurance deductions. For employers, the effect is no …